CVE-2015-7659

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.261 and 19.x before 19.0.0.245 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.548 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.241, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.241, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.241 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion" in the NetConnection object implementation.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.50% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034111	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77534	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html	vendor advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-28.html	patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00071.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2023.html	vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-566

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7659?: CVE-2015-7659 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7659?: To fix CVE-2015-7659, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7659 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-7659 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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